Card table



C. KOLODNY CARD TABLE Oct. 16, 1945.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 31, 1943 1 INVENTOR. CA A A! 5 K01 OO/V Oct.16, 1945.

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Patented Oct. 16, 1945 CARD TABLE Charles Kolodny, Baltimore, Md.Application December 31, 1943, Serial No. 516,477

3 Claims. (01. 311-103) This invention relates to card tables and it isone object of the invention to provide a table of this type with traysat its corners to serve as ash trays, the trays being pivotally mountedfor swinging movement from a retracted position under the top of thetable to an extended position for use.

Another object of the invention is to so mount the trays that they maybe released and bodily removed from the table for emptying and cleaning,the trays then being easily replaceable for pivotal movement about thepins or fasteners which releasably hold them in operative engagementwith the table.

.Another object of the invention is to provide the table with foldinglegs at its corners, the legs and the trays having such relation to eachother that when the trays are under the table top and the legs folded,the legs will bear against under faces of the trays and be bracedagainst excessive folding movement towards the under face of the tabletop. I

Another object of the invention is to so mount and locate the pins forpivotally mounting the trays that they will be out of the way butreadily accessible when a tray is to be removed for emptying,

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

V Figure 1 is a view showing the improved card table. in side elevation,

Figure 2 is a view taken alongvthe line 22 of Figure l and lookingtowards the under face of the table top, the trays being retracted,

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the table showing two of the traysretracted and two extended for use,

Figure 4 isa top plan view of the table with all of the traysextendedfor use,

Figure 5 is a top plan view of one corner 'of the table, the tray beingextended for use,

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken along the line 6-6 of Figure 5,

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6 showing the tray released andwithdrawn from the table, Figure 8 is a perspective view of a tray,

Figure 9 is a fragmentary sectional view showing a latch for releasablyholding a tray in its retracted position, and

Figure 10 is a side view of a table having a modified construction.

This table has a top I along margins of which extend depending bars 2constituting bordering members for the table top. Brackets 3 whichreinforce corner portions of the table are secured UNITED STATES ATENT'OFFICE,

against inner side faces of the bordering bars or members 2, andreferring paticularly to Figures 2 and 3, it will be seen that eachbracket has one arm crimped to form an ear 4 through which extends a pin5 whichalso passes through the other arm of the bracket and into the bar2 to which the second arm of the bracket is secured. Legs 6 arepivotally mounted upon the pins 5 for swinging movement from theextended position of Figures 1 and 2 for use to the folded position ofFigure 3 in which they extend longitudinally of the bordering bars orstrips 2 close to the under face of the top I. Spacers 1 hold the legsspaced from the inner faces of the bordering bars so that they may beeasily swung to folded or extended positions. When the legs are extendeddownwardly to the table-supporting position of Figure 1, they are heldagainst accidental folding by braces 8 which are pivoted at their upperends to the bars 2 by screws or equivalent fasteners -9. The braces passbetween the companion legs and keepers I [1 formed from metal stripswhich are bent to provide intermediate portions extending diagonallyacross the legs in spaced relation thereto and end portions which extendat upward and downward inclines from the intermediate portions and aresecured against opposite side faces of the legs. Stops ll formed by bentfree ends of the bracers limit downward movementof the legs whenextended for use and adjacent these stops the braces are each formedwith a tooth l2. Since the braces are formed of resilient metal theteeth can ride past the keepers I0 and then snap into position to engageover upper edges thereof and prevent accidental swinging of the legstoward a folded position. When, however, it is desired to fold the legs,it is merely necessary to press the braces towards the legs and theirteeth will be shifted out of contact with the keepers and the legs maybe swung to the folded position close to the under face of .the tabletop. The trays are of such depth and the legs of such length that whenthe legs are folded, the legs bear against bottom faces of the trays andare thus limited in their folding movement towards the under face of thetable top and depressions [5 are formed to receive cigars andcigarettes. The trays are received in openings l6 formed in thebordering members at corners of the table with their bottom facesresting upon bottoms of the openings and in order to pivotally mount thetrays for pivotal movement from a retracted position under the table topto an exwhich the trays turn from a retracted position to In order tourge an extended position for use. the pins and their plungers or headsupwardly, each pin is surrounded by a spring .22 which has its upper endengaging the head 2| of the pin and its lower end resting upon amounting plate 23 a which is nailed to. the tabla Latches 2,4 of thespring-Pressed type are mounted in the, bordermembers 2 at oppositesides of corners of the table-and yieldably hold the trays closed byfrictional binding, engagement with bottom surfaces thereof and sincethe latches engage in recesses 25 termed in the bottom faces of thetrays near opposite side edges thereof, as shown in Figure 3, the trayswill not be liable. to slide to extended positions accidentally. When itis desired to empty the ash-trays or wash them, it is merely necessaryto grasp the pins IT by the knobs at their lower; ends and exertdownward pull to move the plungers 2! out. of the sockets l9 and the.trays will be freed from the table. The trays may then be emptied andthoroughly cleaned and replaced. r

In. Figure l0, there has been shown a table of a modified formation.This table 26 is in most respect-rs of the same construction previouslyillustrated and described, but its side bars or marginal members 2! areof reduced thickness between corner portions of the table, as shown at28., in order to give more room under sides of the table. Slots 29corresponding to the slots 16 are formed in corner portions of the table26. to receivetrays 30, corresponding to the trays l3 and pivotallymounted by pins .31 for swinging movement from a retractedv positionunder the table top to an extended position for use. If so desired, theside bars or marginal members of the table. may be of reduced thicknessfor their entire length and members formed separate from the side barsand defining the slots to receive the trayssecured under corner portionsof the table bysmall nails. or in an other desired manner.

7 Having thus. described the invention, what is claimed is: 1

1. A card, table comprisinga top having de-.

pending side, members intersecting at corners of the table and formedwith horizontal shots across. corner portions of thetable, ash trays, ofubstan tially triangular outline, each tray having a solid portion atits apex formed with a vertical socket leading from its under face, thesaid side members being formed at corners of the table with verticalopenings leading from their under faces to the tray-receiving slots andregistering with the sockets of the trays, pins slidable verticallythrough the vertical openings and having plungers at their upper endsfor engaging in the sockets and pivotally mounting the, trays forhorizontal swinging movement from a retracted position under the tabletop to an extended position for use, plates secured against the underfaces of intersecting ends of the side members and formed with openingsthrough which the pins pass, and springs about said pins having theirlower ends resting upon said plates and their upper ends engaging thplungers and urging the plungers upwardly into the sockets, lower endsof the pins having finger-holds under the plates for drawing theplungers downwardly out of the pockets and permitting bodily removal ofthe trays from the table for cleaning and replacement thereof.

2. A card table comprising a top having depending side members extendingalong sides of the table and formed at corners of the tablewithhorizontal slots formed through intersecting end portions of the sidemembers, said side members being also formed with vertical passagesleading from their lower faces and communicating with the horizontalslots at corners of the table, trays movable horizontally through theslots from a retracted position under the table top in which the trayshave side edge portions engaged in the slots to an extended positionlaterally of the table for use, said trays being formed with verticalsockets having open lower ends registering; with the passages, pinsshiftab-le vertically 40 through the passages, springs urging the pinsupwardly into the sockets to pivotally mount the trays, said pins havingtheir lower ends protruding downwardly from the side members wherebythey may be grasped and downward pull exerted to withdraw the pins fromthe sockets and release the trays for bodily removal thereof from thetable, and latches carried by the side members and protruding into theslot -tor engaging bottoms of the trays and frictionally holding thetrays retracted.

3. A card table comprising atop, supporting legs at corners thereof,trays movable horizontally from a retracted position under the table topto an extended position for use and having portions provided withsockets, vertically disposed pins carried by the table top and slidablevertically into and out of position toengagein. the sockets andpivotally mount the trays, the pins when shifted out of the socketsreleasing the trays for bodily removal from the tablet and prin syieldably holding the pins in the sockets.

CHARLES KOLODNY.

